A move with far-reaching implications… U.S. District Judge James Boasberg on Wednesday ordered the federal government to refund two Jan. 6 defendants — both pardoned by President Donald Trump — for restitution payments and fines they paid in their earlier criminal cases, marking a reversal from the judge’s decision just months ago. In a memo […]
Two men are dead following a roadway confrontation that ended in gunfire Tuesday night in north Harris County. According to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office, the incident occurred in the 22100 block of Greengate Drive, near Grand Parkway (99) and Spring Stuebner Road. By Luke McCoy for USA Carry Investigators say the alleged shooter remained at […]
Iran has lost control of the Houthis in Yemen and is struggling to hold together what is left of its “axis of resistance” forces around the Middle East, Iranian officials say. By Unknown for Terrorism Watch The officials have described how the rebels in Yemen, who regularly attack global shipping lanes, have stopped taking orders from Tehran. “The […]
A federal judge in Florida on Friday granted the Justice Department’s request to unseal grand jury transcripts related to deceased financier Jeffrey Epstein and disgraced socialite Ghislaine Maxwell, citing a new federal transparency law. U.S. District Judge Rodney Smith said the Epstein Files Transparency Act of 2025 overrides federal grand jury secrecy rules (Federal Rule […]
Jeffrey Epstein‘s convicted accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell plans to ask a judge to release her from the Texas prison camp where she’s being held, according to a letter from her attorney — and she plans to represent herself in the matter. Maxwell — who was moved earlier this year from Florida to Federal Prison Camp Bryan in Texas, […]
With the current reality of Russian undersea hybrid warfare, including severing internet and other communications and data high-speed fiber-optic cables and sabotaging oil and gas hubs and pipelines, two unnamed European navies are spending $116 million on two new sophisticated autonomous underwater drones capable of transoceanic missions in a bid to address this growing threat. […]
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has commuted the sentence of David Gentile, the GPB Capital founder convicted of a $1.6 billion fraud that devastated the savings of thousands of everyday Americans. Gentile walked out of prison after only 12 days of a seven-year term, slipping free just in time for Christmas. The commutation also spares […]
CNN is reportedly entering a new partnership with prediction-market company Kalshi that would weave Kalshi’s real-time odds and forecasts into CNN’s on-air and digital coverage—an alliance that also has the effect of placing the network in a business relationship with Donald Trump Jr. Axios first reported the deal Tuesday, citing sources who said Kalshi will […]
Elton John told Variety last week that if President Donald Trump helps deliver on the long-standing goal of ending AIDS, it would cement a historic legacy—an appeal that comes as scientific breakthroughs and policy debates converge around HIV prevention and global aid. Speaking Tuesday with Variety about the work of his namesake Elton John AIDS Foundation, the “Tiny Dancer” […]
Vanity Fair is parting ways with its embattled West Coast editor Olivia Nuzzi following a cascade of new allegations about her personal relationship with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and her conduct as a political journalist. The decision, first reported by The Wall Street Journal, comes after weeks of public scrutiny fueled by accusations from her […]
A federal grand jury declined Thursday to indict New York Attorney General Letitia James after the Justice Department presented an alleged mortgage-fraud-related case to the panel for a second time. Another source familiar with the matter cautioned against celebrating too soon, noting the Justice Department could attempt to seek an indictment a third time. James […]
How The FBI Turned Reporters Into Weapons Against Conservatives
The most troubling revelation to emerge from the decade of investigations and counter-investigations tied to Russiagate is not the now-familiar list of intelligence failures. It is the discovery that the FBI quietly transformed segments of the American press into tools of disruption, a tactic with deep historical roots and a corrosive effect on democratic accountability. […]